rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| Most enduring audio purchase My Basis Ovation turntable, bought used in 1992 (I did upgrade it with the Debut's platter, bearing and vacuum system at some point in the early 2000s), my HW-16.5 RCM, bought a little earlier, and my Merrill Stable Table rack on which the turntab... | |
| Reference 3A Grand Veenas vs Avalon Eidolon In terms of all the audiophile checklist items, I would say yes, especially in terms of soundstaging. In terms of being able to enjoy your music collection, IMHO it's more of a sideways move, as the Ref 3As are extraordinarily musical (as are the ... | |
| Himalayan SALT Lamp As I said, the globe in my room has had no effect on my equipment, and it does look cool. | |
| Himalayan SALT Lamp In addition to the above sage advice, I can tell you I have one in my room with no ill effects on my system whatsoever. | |
| ESL's to Monitors I would suggest you listen to the KEF LS50s. Not quite electrostatic, but close, and an excellent speaker for a small room. | |
| Wanted: Alon Thunderbolt subwoofer There was a used Thunderbolt 3 for sale on the Audiogon site a few months ago, but I believe it was sold. I'd suggest you place a wanted ad on the site and see what happens. I had wanted to find one, but got a JL sub after months of waiting with n... | |
| JL Labs vs. REL Agree with Johnnyb53. My JL works very well in a music only system with Nola speakers, blending seamlessly. Both of these brands of subs can work well in a 2-channel system if set up right. I also agree with Bob Reynolds about how the subs connect... | |
| Second Tone Arm The original Well-Tempered is almost a one-tonearm table. Stereophile, when they recommended it years ago, mentioned this, but I recall they said that there had been some reports that the Wheaton tonearm worked with it. No idea how you could fit t... | |
| did chesky ever release Beethoven cycle on vinyl? Not that I recall. They did a number of Living Stereo titles and The Power of the Orchestra on vinyl, but not the Readers Digest Beethoven cycle. I also don't recall them doing the entire cycle on CD, just one or two titles, though they did do a n... | |
| YG Carmels vs Rockport Atrias Can't speak to your choices (I have heard other YG speakers and was impressed), but in my 11 by 14 room with VAC amp and EMM SACD I have found the Nola Micro References to be a very good match. You might want to consider them as well. | |
| SACD... can you hear the difference? I do, but I find the differences to be subtle though musically significant. Some others here don't hear an improvement, if past threads are an indication. One thing, if your wife's CD isn't an MSFL disc, a large part of the difference you're heari... | |
| Amplifier specs, does they matter? Depending on the demands of the speakers you use, certain specs will mean a great deal. | |
| Similar sounding bands. I thought Petty's vocals reminded me of Roger (formerly Jim) McGuinn of the Byrds, but I can see the Dylan connection too. | |
| Similar sounding bands. Agree with David99. Maybe it was the harmonies.And if you were to listen just to their versions of "I'd Feel a Whole Lot Better", I'd add Tom Petty and the original Byrds. | |
| Would You Rather ...... Having been to both a couple of pop recording sessions and a classical one (can't speak to jazz recordings, they might be different), I can say that you likely will never really hear the finished product in the studio while the musicians are playi... |